Lip stick holder



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W r flu ATTORNEY)" Patented Mar. 12, 1935 I PATENT OFFICE LIP STICKHOLDER William G. Kendall, Newark, N. J., assignor to ParfumerieRigalld, Inc., New York, N. Y.,' a corporation of New York ApplicationOctober 21; 1932, Serial No. 638,895

5Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in lipstick holders and moreespecially to an improvement on the type of lipstick holder shown in myprevious Patent No. 1,480,449 of January 8, 1924. The invention is notlimited to a lipstick holder, since it may be used for' holding otherobjects.

A particular object of this invention is to provide a lipstick holderwhich can be made from a minimum number of parts, which is efiicient inoperation, in which the parts once assembled will retain their relativeoperative position and in which the parts cannot be readily separatedfrom each other either accidentally or otherwise.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved lipstickholder which may be made more economically and with fewer operations inthe manufacture of parts as well as in assembling than prior lipsticksknown in the art.

Further objects will .be apparent from the specification and drawing inwhich Fig. l is a perspectivedisplay of the parts constituting theassembly which isthe subject of my invention,

a being the outermost cap, b the outer housing or shell, 0 the innerhousing with spiral slot therein, 11 the pin acting as stop and guide, ethe lipstick holder, 1 the innermost housing with perpendicular slottherein.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on an enlarged scale along the line 2-2 ofFig. 3, showing the assembly with lipstick in place.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation with the separate parts shown in Fig. 1assembled.

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of a modified form of lipstick with ashortened cap but structurally similar to the assembly shown in Fig. 2.

The spiral slot in the housing c is designated as 10. One or more smallprojections or nibs in the housing 0 integral therewith are designatedas 11. The flange or heading on the housing b is designated as 12 and inthis flange the projections 11 fit so that the housing c cannot bereadily removed from the housing I) when the housings -b and c are oncejoined together. Said projections 11 fit tightly within head 12 ofhousing b, when the parts are assembled, so

veloped fiat plate would show as a straight slot,

would consequently run from a point near the left hand lower corner to asimilar point near the right hand upper corner, but not reaching theedge. This slot as well as the projections 11 can be produced by oneoperation of the press. The housing 12 also has the, projections 14which 6 frictionallyengage the inside of the cap a, affording a tightfit with said cap when the cap is forced over the housing b.

The holder e has the side opening 15 therein and the bottom opening 16.The latter serves no functional purpose in the use of the device, but isprovided for facilitating the finishing operation of the holder in thelathe, etc. The guide pin d fits into the opening (see Fig. 2) and isheld in the loops 1'7 which are formed 16 integrally. with the bottom.of the holder e. The guide pin d has one end thereof bent verticallyupward and rebent horizontally,-as shown at 18 in Figs. 1 and 2. Theinnermost housing I has a vertical slot 2 19 and an enlarged base 20.The-base 20 is knurled to permit a greater ease in rotating same andwhen this is revolved, this causes the end of the pin 18 whosehorizontal extension is long enough to reach through both slots, totravel in the spiral slot 10, which results in the vertical movement ofthe holder e and the lipstick 23 contained therein. The resilient splithousing c has a tight frictional fit within housing b, and the resultingfrictional grip is increased by the engagement of lugs 11 in bead 12.The tube i, which has the vertical slot 19, can turn freely withinhousing c. The removal of housing 1 from housing 0 is prevented by theengagement of the outer end of pin 18, with the lower end of helicalslot 10.

The housing. I) has at the upper edge thereof an inward fiare 21 whichlimits the upward movement of the housing 0 therein. The lipstick holdere is also beaded at 22 in order to provide limited frictional engagementwith the inside of the housing I, suflicient to guide it properly whileotherwise preventing direct contact within the housing 1 as shown inFig. 2.

It is clear that the holder e has an end wall at its bottom, and thatthe guide pin d is connected to said end-wall at the bottom face of saidend-wall, so that the lipstick can be inserted into the holder withoutbeing obstructed by theguide-pin. Likewise, the assembly is facilitatedby reason of the fact that the guidepin can be easily and quicklyconnected and/or adjusted to the bottom face of the bottom endwall ofthe holder.

This form of construction is particularly advantageous in that the guidepin does not contact with the lipstick itself as in the form ofconstruction previously used. The shank of pin 18 can be slid in loops1'! until its outer angular end-portion enters the recess 15 oi theholder s. This permits the introduction 01 holder c, assembled with pin18, within housing f. The pin can be pulled outwardly, by a suitabletool, until its end enters slots 19 and 10. The housing b can now bepushed over housing c. The pin 18 has its shank fittingirictionally inloops 1'].

It is apparent that various changes and modifications may be made inthis lipstick holder without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What! claim is:

1. A holder oi the class described, comprising a first housing having alongitudinal slot, a second housing surrounding a part of the firsthousing, the second housing having a helical slot, a holder located inthe first housing and longitudinally slidable therein, a pin connectedto said holder by connecting means which permit the lateral slidableadjustment 01' said pin relative to said holder.

2. A holder of the class described, comprising a first housing having alongitudinal slot, a second housing surrounding a part 01' the firsthousing, the second housing having a helical slot, a holder located inthe first housing and longitudinally slidable therein, a pin connectedto said holder and relatively adjustable thereto, said pin projectinginto the slots of the assembled housings, said pin having an outerangular end portion and said holder having a recess in which a part ofsaid angular end portion is located.

3. A holderoi' the class described, comprising a first housing having alongitudinal slot, a second housing surrounding a part of the firsthousing, the second housing having a helical slot, a holder located inthe first housing and longitudinally slidable therein, a pin connectedto said holder and relatively adjustable thereto, said pin projectinginto the slots of ends are spaced from the ends of said inter-- mediatecasing, said intermediate casing having a frictional and non-turnablefit within said outer casing, a third casing located within saidintermediate casing and having a longitudinal .slot, said third casinghaving a finger-hold projecting beyond the other casings, and a holderlocated within and longitudinally slidable within the third casing, saidholder having an end wall and also having a pin whose end is locatedwithin said slots, said pin being connected to said holder at the bottomface of the end wall of the holder.

5. A holder 0! the class described, comprising an outer casing, anintermediate resilient casing located with the outer casing and having avertical slot and also having a helical slot whose ends are spaced fromthe ends of said intermediate casing, said intermediate casing having airictional and non-turnable fit within said outer casing, a third casinglocated within said intermediate casing and having a longitudinal slot,said third casing having a finger-hold projecting beyond the othercasings, and a holder located within and longitudinally slidable withinthe third casing, said holder having a pin whose end is located withinsaid slots, said pin being laterally adjustable relative to said holder,and said holder having a recess for receiving the end oi said pin.

- WILLIAM G. KENDALL.

